Opinion Articles

By Manny Masongsong If there is one fighter in all of combat sports that I wouldn't want to step into the ring with it has to be Ronda Rousey of the UFC. This woman is down right scary, she is strong and vicious, she reminds me of a wild animal who hasn't eaten in days the way she attacks her opponent. … [Read more...] about Ronda Rousey would probably submit Floyd Mayweather in an MMA match

Ever since Guillermo Rigondeaux took Nonito Donaire's soul on April 13, 2013, he has no longer been the same fighter. His first fight back after getting outclassed and losing his title to Rigondeaux, he fought a washed up Vic Darchinyan who was supposed to be a walk in the park since he knocked him out years ago. Nonito looked horrible, he was losing badly to a man he already … [Read more...] about Nonito Donaire will struggle with Simpiwe Vetyeka

Chris Eubank, who called a potential upset before the fight, now reflects on the bout between the man many say is the American Hip Hop version of Eubank himself, Mayweather Jr, and Marcus Maidana this past Saturday night. … [Read more...] about Chris Eubank Sr’s reaction to Mayweather-Maidana

I enjoy watching mixed martial arts and boxing. I am a combat sports fan and I've grown tired of the boxing versus MMA stuff. … [Read more...] about The Ronda Rousey vs Floyd Mayweather talk has gotten ridiculous

In the 2 years - give and take a few weeks - since women made their maiden appearance as an Olympic sport at the 2012 Games it seems like they are still virtually unrepresented. Of course I didn't expect that once the first female boxing Gold Medalist at the Olympic was crowned that both sides of the professional sport would suddenly become 50-50, but to have women's' boxing … [Read more...] about A RANT ABOUT LACK OF WOMENS BOXING ON UK TELEVISION

By Erwin Lastimosa Every great fighter gets old. The ones who last longer than others are those who are conservative with their punches and are defensively minded like Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather, but for action packed fighters who throw caution to the wind like Manny Pacquiao age catches up to them faster. … [Read more...] about Don’t expect much from Manny Pacquiao when he rematches Tim Bradley

By Michael Bailey The Manasa mauler  Jack Dempsey is one of boxing's most famous ever champions. His style of going straight after his opponents made some of his bouts the most spectacular in the history of boxing, with his 2 round battle with Luis Angel Firpo being perhaps the most exciting bout in 50 Heavyweight boxing annals. … [Read more...] about WHEN THE GLOVES COME OFF: JACK DEMPSEY

One thing that has always been a source of bewilderment for me is a type of topic that is almost always mentioned, one that is almost as old as boxing itself. This topic is about boxing's impending doom. Quite why people feel the need to say that boxing is amongst other things: On its last legs, nobody follows it anymore or that today's boxers are merely nothings compared to X … [Read more...] about HOW BIG IS THE BOXING COFFIN?

With only a few weeks away from Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley II, there is a question that is almost as important as the result of their rematch. Can Manny Pacquiao come back stronger than ever? … [Read more...] about CAN PAC-MAN PACQUIAO REGAIN HIS MAGIC?

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has made a career of hyping himself up as "The Best Ever", but how can one be the best when they don't fight the best? … [Read more...] about Floyd Mayweather takes on tailor-made Marcos Maidana in next fight

On June 9, 2012 one of the biggest robberies in boxing history took place when Manny Pacquiao handily out-boxed a young rising star named Timothy Bradley but was declared the loser at the end of the bout. … [Read more...] about Can Tim Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao convincingly the second time around?